Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of South Africa, 1993. / The study attempted to find the relation between independent learning
and lecturing skills and their relative contribution to student
achievement in Economics at technikons.
South African tertiary educational institutions have been facing
increasing student numbers which place enormous strain on available
resources. To accommodate all students in the classroom is highly
unlikely, therefore a logical and reasonable mode of learning would be
a "self-regulating" or "autonomous" type. The literature survey concentrated on the nature and value of
independent learning, while lecturing skills have been discussed on the
basis of styles and effectiveness of lecturing and students' expectations
thereof. The nature of Economics has been reflected upon on the basis of four
key concepts, together with their implications for learning. A
competency-based model of Economics has been suggested, with
special emphasis on economic literacy.
A questionnaire, based on the literature survey, covering the areas of
independent learning, lecturing skills and the nature of Economics has
been compiled and completed by 645 technikon students.
A factor analysis has identified three factors, namely an independent
learning ability, lecturing skills and the nature of Economics. High
reliability coefficients were obtained for each of the three factors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/2131 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Fransman, Hilton John |
| Contributors | Mellet, SM |
| Publisher | University of South Africa |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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